Fire destroyed several buildings in downtown Newell, Iowa Wednesday morning.
Bob Doonan lives about a block away from the scene:
OC…..nothings in them. :09
Doonan says it appears firefighters were able to save the Newell Post Office from much damage:
OC…………get em back. :12
Fire departments from several surrounding communities responded to the five-alarm fire.
There have been no reports of injuries and no word yet on what may have sparked the fire.
Newell is a community of roughly 900 residents located east of Storm Lake.
Radio Iowa